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Fri, 16/02/2018

Muenster scientists present their latest research

Muenster. The Scientific Retreat of the SFB CRC-TR 128 will be held on the 9th and 10th of March 2018. PhD students and young postdocs from all labs of the Department of Neurology and Insititute for Translational Neurology in Münster will give short oral presentations summarizing their main ongoing projects. Sessions will be introduced by […]...more

Fri, 16/02/2018

Ion channels in autoimmune neurodegeneration

Muenster. Autoaggressive T Lymphocytes that have to cross the activated blood brain barrier (BBB) play an important role in the pathogenesis of MS. Prof. Sven Meuth, principal investigator in the DFG-funded cluster of excellence “Cells in Motion” and the CRC 128 “Multiple Sclerosis” focusses on the potassium channel TREK-1. It analyses the molecular pathways through […]...more

Fri, 16/02/2018

Introduction into Histopathology of MS

Muenster, The CRC-128 „Multiple Sclerosis“ offers an histopathology course for its members. The two-day seminar is open for nine selected participants who will get the chance to learn neuropathology techniques and join a microscopy session. Where?: Institute of Neuropathology, Pottkamp 2, 48149 Muenster When?: April 26-27, 2018 flyer histopathology muenster 2018 ...more

CRC scientists from the University Medical Center Mainz, together with colleagues from the University of Virginia, have identified a new mechanism that mediates repair of nerve cells after damage to the central nervous system. Interleukin-4, a immune system secondary messenger produced by T cells, plays a key role here. The work has been published in a recent issue of the prestigious Journal of Clinical Investigation.

You can see the authors of the paper talk about there work in the following video.